Standard repositories generally include multiple versions of , such as Java 8 ( java-1.8.0-openjdk ), Java 11, Java 17, or Java 21. Step 3: Install OpenJDK Using Yum
echo "export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/$(ls /usr/lib/jvm | grep -m 1 'java-11-openjdk')" >> ~/.bashrc echo "export PATH=\$JAVA_HOME/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc
yum search java
dirname $(dirname $(readlink -f $(which java))) install java yum
Or, to install the Oracle JDK package, run:
: It is best practice to run sudo yum update first to ensure all existing packages are current. Step 1: Check for Existing Java Installations
java -version
javac -version
sudo yum install oraclelinux-release-el8 sudo yum install java-11-oraclejdk-devel
: Required to fetch packages from remote repositories. Here’s a step-by-step write-up on installing Java using
Here’s a step-by-step write-up on installing Java using yum on a RHEL-based Linux distribution (such as CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, or Amazon Linux).
Before installing, refresh the repository metadata: